Unidentified female body retrieved from river Jehlum in Sumbal
Sumbal: An unidentified female body was found in river Jehlum near Dangerpora in Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district Thursday. A Police official said that the body was found early today. He said that the identity of the body was yet to be ascertained.
Militant killed in Langate gunfight
Srinagar: A militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces at Yaroo area of Langate in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Police spokesman said that a cordon and search operation (CASO) was launched by forces in the area after receiving inputs about the presence of militants at Yaroo area. He said as the […]
CMO, BMO Bandipora suspended for violating MCC
Bandipora : District Election Officer (DEO) Bandipora Thursday suspended chief medical officer and block medical officer Bandipora for violating model code of conduct (MCC). The DEO has placed CMO Bandipora Dr. Bilquees and BMO Bandipora Dr. Syed Rahman under suspension after photographs and video clips of both the officers participating in political activities went […]
Teacher found dead along river bank in Poonch
Srinagar : A body of a government school teacher was recovered under mysterious conditions from the bank of a river in Balnoie area of Poonch district on Thursday. Reports said that locals spotted the body lying at the bank of Mendhar river in Balnoie area and immediately informed police about it. A police team led […]
Pulwama, Shopian districts in south Kashmir shut against militant killings; clashes erupt
Srinagar: Intense clashes between local youth and government forces erupted at Muran Chowk in Pulwama on Thursday amid a spontaneous shutdown. Reports said that soon after the news of the killing of three militants spread, people especially youth took to streets and pelted government forces. The gunfight erupted between militants and government forces on Thursday morning […]
First phase of randomization of EVM-VVPATs held at Budgam
BUDGAM, : 1st phase of randomization of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) for Lok Sabha Election 2019 was held at New Conference Hall Budgam. The randomization was held under the supervision of District Election Officer, (DEO) Budgam in presence of AROs and representatives of political parties. The […]
Scrutiny of nomination papers: One nomination rejected, 12 in fray for Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency
SRINAGAR, : The Returning Officer for Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Wednesday rejected one nomination paper leaving 12 contestants in fray in the constituency after scrutiny of nomination papers today. The nomination paper of Abid Hussain Ansari of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference was rejected. The candidates left in the fray now […]
Ensure proper arrangements for Kheer Bhawani Mela at Tullmulla: DDC Ganderbal
GANDERBAL,: District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Hashmat Ali Khan today chaired a meeting with the district officers to oversee the arrangements put in place for smooth conduct of annual Kheer Bhawani Mela in Tullmulla, Ganderbal, to be held on June 10th. While interacting with the concerned officers, the DDC directed to ensure appropriate arrangements are […]
ADC inaugurates job fair at Pulwama
PULWAMA, : Additional District Commissioner Pulwama, Chowdary Mohammad Yaseen today inaugurated a one-day job fair here at District Employment and Counselling Centre Pulwama. The event was organised by District Employment and Counselling Centre Pulwama where 20 stalls were established by line departments to aware the youth about different employment programmes and schemes. The […]
Despite bus stand, Kulgam in traffic mess
By: Javaid Malik Kulgam: Recently Government spent huge money for the construction of new bus stand at Laroo Kulgam for the better management of traffic to and fro. The bus stand has not been made functional due to the reasons only known to the district authorities. As present, in the main Kulgam town there is […]
